SAMPLE SOIL AMENDMENT PLAN · RF-3
Adequate nutrients — when the right correction is no correction
This historical Rutgers Lakeside Gardens validation fixture demonstrates a case in which the measured pH, phosphorus and potassium already met the supported vegetable-soil targets. The sample is retained to show that QMA does not recommend an amendment merely because a soil test was submitted.
pH 6.48: within the 6.0–7.0 range. Phosphorus 125 lb/acre: within the 72–137 band. Potassium 232 lb/acre: within the 146–277 band. No pH, phosphorus or potassium soil correction is released from those historical measurements.
Why a current-use hold still matters
The underlying report is historical. Before using the plan for a current growing season, QMA requires a new baseline rather than assuming that the old measurements still describe the soil. That distinction between “no correction supported by this test” and “safe to reuse this old test today” is part of the sample’s purpose.
What the sample demonstrates
- Original laboratory evidence remains visible.
- Adequate nutrients do not trigger unnecessary amendment.
- Historical evidence is not silently treated as current evidence.
- Seasonal crop feeding is kept separate from soil-deficiency correction.
A direct source-PDF download will be restored only from the preserved QMA sample artifact; this page does not fabricate a replacement PDF.